Bottle-stopper lock.



G. M. HISKEY.

BOTTLE STOPPER LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3, 1914.

l 1%2,5 1 9., Patented June 8, 1915.

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GEORGE M. HISKEY, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO IL POTTER, OF LOS AN GELES, CALIFORNIA.

BOTTLE-STOPPER Loo To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. HISKEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bottle- Stopper Locks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for looking stoppers in bottles and especially to removable stoppers and the principal object is to provide a stopper and lock that will fit diiferent liquid containers. I

. It is also an object to provide a removable stopper with a lock operated without a key, the locking means being controlled .by a combination disk mechanism.

It is a further object to provide a stopper with looking pawls operated by a screw.

thread, which also effectively prevents the escape of liquid when the stopper is locked in the bottle.

In the drawings accompanying this application Figure 1 is an elevation of the stopper, showing the same in unlocked position ready to be inserted in a bottle. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig.3 is a central longitudinal section of the stopper,-

and a bottle neck, showing .the stopper locked therein. the line 44 of Fig. 3 viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig.1?) is a detail of the sliding bolt and its knob. Fig.

6 is a plan of the inner notched disk and Fig. 7. is a plan of the accompanying inclosing portion of one of the comblnatlon disks.

Heretofore in the locking of stoppers in.

bottles difiiculty has been found 1n providing a stopper which can be readily used in different sized bottles, together with the necessity of carrying a key to release the stopper lock, these objections having been overcome as now will be described.

More specifically in the drawings 7 designates the'neck of a standard type of bottle in which is inserted the elastic portion or' cork 8 of the improved stopper, which consists principally of a stem 9 and a head 10.

The stem 9 is preferably a tubular structure or open cylinder threaded externally and internally for a portion of its length and it forms the main support for the other elements to complete the lock stopper.

Reciprocatingly mounted within the stem Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig. 4 is a cross section on I Application filed March 3, 1914. Serial N 0. 822,184.

Patented June s, 1915,

9 is the threaded. shaft 11, the intermediate portion interiorly of the stem being threaded at 12 to receive the intermediate threaded portion 14 of the shaft, these threads being preferably; of small pitch so that the movement will be slow as'imparted to the nut 15 secured to its lower end and will allow of positive engagement of the pawls 16, with which the inclined portion of the nut engages. These pawls 16am shown as four in number, pivoted by the pivot pins 17in the slotted portion of the stem 9"or this portion 18 may be separately formed and secured to the stem as shown by a threadedconnection, a central opening bemg provided to carry thereduced lower end of the shaft 11, the extreme lower end, be: mg shown as threaded to receive the nutv 15, for convenience in assembling.

The pawls are of elongated form with they rest. upon the inclined upper face of thenut 15 when in unlocked position, and do notinterfere with the insertion'of the stopper. e

Above the central threaded portionvof the shaft 11 the latter is provided with a series of serrations '19 cut into the periphery parallel and longitudinal direction to provide teeth into which the horizontally movable bolt 20 engages, teeth being provided of similar pitch.

The bolt 20is provided with an extension 21 on which is threadedthe stem of the knob 22, this extension and knob, as

' well as the toothed portion, sliding in a suitable slot in the stem 9 which registers with aslot in the sleeve 33 on the head 10, which is threaded upon the exterior thread ed periphery of the stem. This sleeve 33 is concentric with'the stem and is of a length or height equal tothe thickness of the two disks 23 and 25 which form the combina tion of the locking means. These disks are each provided with serrated edges leaving. blank spaces upon their peripheries for the reception of numerals, the bolt slot falling opposite one of these numbers, I I

To provide fora change in the combina tion, each of the disks are concentrically divided or separated into two sections, the

their inner edges beveled atthe end so that.

inner sections 24 and 26 of each being re-.

spectively toothed or serrated as shown and fitting corresponding teeth in the outer porbeing almost indefinitely increased by this division.

To secure the disks in position a flanged sleeve 27 is provided, the sleeve resting upon the upper edge of the sleeve 33 so as to allow a free rotary movement of the disks, the upper edge of the flanged sleeve being preferably flush with the upper edge of the stem 9. The upper end of the shaft 11 extends above the edges mentioned and is provided with a knurled knob 28 which may be formed on the shaft or secured to the stem as preferred.

To complete the stopper and form a tight joint next to the head a rubber or fabric washer 29 is preferably provided, being held in position against the lower portion of the head by the cork sleeve 8 which may accompany the stopper and be screwed thereon or the tubular cork found in many bottles may be used and secured to the stem as desired. In order to secure corks or rubber stoppers that are too large to fit the threads on the stem a threaded washer 30 is provided to hold the same in position.

The operation of the device is comparatively simple, the combination shown being -7-11, the parts being assembled as shown in Fig. 1, the bolt slots registering and the bolt pulled out and the teeth thereon contacting with the smooth periphery of the shaft above the serrations 19, and the shaft turned down to permit the pawls 16 to lay close to the shaft and permit the entrance of the stem and stopper into the neck of the bottle asshown in Fig. 3. When the stopper is pushed in and seated at the proper point, the knob is turned to the left, which lifts the shaft and the nut 15 in relation to the stem and forces the pawls 16 outward into engagement with the inner wall of the bottle neck 7 rendering the stopper immovable. The bolt 20 is now pushed in to engage the teeth 19 that now register with the teeth of the bolt, this movement carrying the bolt out of the registering notches in the disks 23 and 25, or their inner portions, and the disks may now be turned or twirled, the smooth inner periphery securely holding the bolt 20 in positive locking engagement with the shaft.

By again registering the disks to the combination shown opposite the knob 22 the bolt may be pulled out and the shaft turned down to permit the pawls 16 to fall out of engagement with the bottle neck and permit the removal of the stopper.

What I claim is 1; A bottle stopper lock comprising a stem provided with a head, a shaft reciprocat- Copiesoi this patent may be obtained for ingly mounted in said stem, a nut secured to the lower end of said shaft, pawls hinged to the lower end of said stem, means to reciprocate said shaft, a locking bolt adapted to engage said shaft and lock it against movement, and a plurality of notched disks adapted to engage said locking bolt and lock said stopper.

- 2. A bottle stopper lock, comprising a threaded stem, a head secured to said stem, a sleeve of resilient material mounted on said stem and engaging said head, a flanged sleeve secured. tosaid stem, a plurality of notched disks secured on said stem intermediate said sleeve and head, a sliding bolt mounted in said stem and said head, a threaded shaft reciprocatingly and revolubly mounted in said stem, a nut on the end of said shaft, pawls pivoted to the end of said stem adjacent the nut, and means to revolve said shaft to reciprocate said nut to engage said pawls to engage the wall of a container to lock said stopper therein.

3. In a bottle stopper lock, the combination with a tubular cork Within a bottle neck, ofa tubular threaded stem, a head secured to said stem, a flanged sleeve secured to said stem above said head, slotted disks revolubly mounted on said stem between said sleeve and said head, a movable bolt mounted in said head and stem, a shaft reciprocatingly mounted in said stem, a plurality. of pawls pivotally mounted on said stem, means on said shaft to engage said pawls, means to reciprocate said shaft to engage said pawls, and means to engage said bolt with said shaft to prevent movement thereof when said disks are turned with their notches out of register.

{1. In a bottle stopper lock, in combination with a centrally apertured cork within a bottle neck, of a stem adapted to pass through said cork, said stem having an eX- ternal threaded portion and a threaded concentric bore, a threaded head adapted to engage the threaded periphery of said stem, a movable bolt mounted within said head, bottle engaging means secured to said stem, a revoluble shaft mounted in said stem, means on said shaft to engage said bottle engaging means, means to move said shaft, and a plurality of notched disks mounted on said stem and embracing said movable bolt and adapted to lock or release said bolt in locking engagement with said shaft.

GEORGE M. HISKEY.

Witnesses A. S. HARVEY, J. W. BRILL.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

